Analysis and modelling of the performance of technologies for flue gas treatment in Waste-to-Energy processes


Autoria(s): Guglielmi, Daniele
Contribuinte(s)

Cozzani, Valerio

Data(s)

27/05/2014

31/12/1969

Resumo

Waste management represents an important issue in our society and Waste-to-Energy incineration plants have been playing a significant role in the last decades, showing an increased importance in Europe. One of the main issues posed by waste combustion is the generation of air contaminants. Particular concern is present about acid gases, mainly hydrogen chloride and sulfur oxides, due to their potential impact on the environment and on human health. Therefore, in the present study the main available technological options for flue gas treatment were analyzed, focusing on dry treatment systems, which are increasingly applied in Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW) incinerators. An operational model was proposed to describe and optimize acid gas removal process. It was applied to an existing MSW incineration plant, where acid gases are neutralized in a two-stage dry treatment system. This process is based on the injection of powdered calcium hydroxide and sodium bicarbonate in reactors followed by fabric filters. HCl and SO2 conversions were expressed as a function of reactants flow rates, calculating model parameters from literature and plant data. The implementation in a software for process simulation allowed the identification of optimal operating conditions, taking into account the reactant feed rates, the amount of solid products and the recycle of the sorbent. Alternative configurations of the reference plant were also assessed. The applicability of the operational model was extended developing also a fundamental approach to the issue. A predictive model was developed, describing mass transfer and kinetic phenomena governing the acid gas neutralization with solid sorbents. The rate controlling steps were identified through the reproduction of literature data, allowing the description of acid gas removal in the case study analyzed. A laboratory device was also designed and started up to assess the required model parameters.

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application/pdf

Identificador

http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6511/1/guglielmi_daniele_tesi.pdf

urn:nbn:it:unibo-12933

Guglielmi, Daniele (2014) Analisi e modellazione di sistemi di trattamento fumi derivanti da processi di termovalorizzazione, [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Ingegneria chimica dell'ambiente e della sicurezza <http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/view/dottorati/DOT256/>, 26 Ciclo. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/6511.

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna

Relação

http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/6511/

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess

Palavras-Chave #ING-IND/25 Impianti chimici
Tipo

Tesi di dottorato

NonPeerReviewed